Overcoming the persistence of inequality and poverty

International experts evaluate new policy directions in economic development and poverty reduction, building on the ideas of a pioneer in the new discipline of Development Studies, Frances Stewart. Combing ideas and evidence on technological change, human development and conflict prevention to address the issue of the persistence of inequality VALPY FITZGERALD is Head of the Oxford Department of International Development and Professorial Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford, UK. His research interests include the impact of external capital flows on macroeconomic behaviour b and through that on growth and income distribution b in emerging market economies; and the long-run economic development of Latin America. JUDITH HEYER is Emeritus Fellow of Somerville College, Honorary Associate of the OxfordDepartment of International Development and Associate of the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies at the University of Oxford, UK. Her most recent publication is 'The Comparative Political Economy of Development: Africa and Asia'(with Barbara Harriss-White). ROSEMARY THORP is Emeritus Fellow at St Antony's College, University of Oxford, UK, and Emeritus Reader of the University. She was Director of the Latin American Centre and Director of Queen Elizabeth House (now the Oxford Department of International Development) in 2003b 4. Between 2001 and 2006 Rosemary was also Chair of Oxfam GB. Among her principal works are 'Peru 1890-1977: Growth and in an Open Economy' (with Geoff Bertram) and'Progress, Poverty and Exclusion: an Economic History of Twentieth Century Latin America'. INDICE: PART I: INTRODUCTION - Presenting the Book;' V.FitzGerald, J.Heyer' &' R.Thorp' - Social Wellbeing and Conflict: Themes from the Work of FrancesStewart;' J.Toye' - PART II: TECHNICAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Technology Change: Sources and Impediments; 'G.Ranis & M.Irons' - Migration and Productivity Patterns in European Regions; G.B.Navaretti, 'G.De Simone, G.Orefice' &' A.Salvi' - Revisiting Technology and Underdevelopment: Climate Change, Politics and the 'D' of Solar Energy Technology in Contemporary India;' B.Harriss-White, S.Rohra' &' N.Singh' - PART III: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY - Advancing Human Development: Values, Groups, Power and Conflict;' S.Deneulin' - Welfare Regimes and Economic Development: Bridging the Conceptual Gap; 'T.Mkandawire' - Democracy, the New Left and Income Distribution:Latin America over the last Decade; 'G.A.Cornia' &' B.Martorano' - PART IV: CONFLICT, ETHNICITY AND INEQUALITY - Understanding Horizontal Inequalities: theRole of Civil Society; 'G.K.Brown' - Horizontal Inequalities and Militancy: The Case of Nigeria's Niger Delta; 'A.Langer' &' U.Ukiwo' - Seeking Representativeness: Affirmative Action in Nigeria and South Africa Compared; 'A.R.Mustapha' - Frances Stewart: A Selected Bibliography -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-24970-7
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 328
• Fecha Publicación: 31/03/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés